Introducing Thinkpaint, The Innovative Dry Erase Paint Product From Seagrave Coatings Corporation
To enhance brainstorming and collaboration for top performance and success, Seagrave Coatings Corporation, the noted innovator and manufacturer of coatings for aerospace, industrial and furniture products for 170 years, has created the “revolutionary” ThinkPaint, a new heavy-duty industrial dry-erase paint product engineered to easily outlast its competition.
ThinkPaint’s innovative technology can turn any surface into a whiteboard and is said to be the only dry-erase paint that can provide customizable colors across the color spectrum.
Heavy-duty ThinkPaint is a low-VOC, LEED-compliant dry-erase paint that turns an entire smooth surface of any size or shape into a whiteboard.
Seagrave Coatings decided to enter the dry-erase paint products market when its current customers’ expectations for superior dry-erase paint products failed. The current products in the market are generally consumer-oriented and do not have the durability that their high-tech customers required, says the company. Thus, Seagrave Coatings invented ThinkPaint.
ThinkPaint is customizable for difficult-to-coat surfaces and can be applied on any exterior surface exposed to direct sunlight with zero ghosting characteristics in order to meet customer demands and deliver market-competitive prices. Plus, the low-VOC, LEED-compliant dry-erase paint is self-sourced and environmentally friendly, meeting all indoor air quality (IAQ) requirements, says the company.
According to H. Peter Tepperman, CEO of the Seagrave Coatings Corporation since 1969:
ThinkPaint’s dry-erase paint product is said to be equal in durability to the medium-price whiteboards that dominate the market, and is billed as a superior alternative to those products. ThinkPaint’s product has the added advantage of being able to turn an entire surface of any size into a whiteboard, and can be placed on curved or non-flat surfaces like filing cabinets, desks, etc. Seagrave Coatings says ThinkPaint can transform any room into a creative think tank.
“The key property of ThinkPaint is its ability to maintain its dry erasibility,” said Tepperman. “Other paints would have ghosting (residual image remains on the board). We figured out the porosity of the surface was a factor. We came up with a product that has built in elasticity, but a little over twice the hardness of glass. It makes a good dry-erase paint. It will cure and be usable within 48 hours."
ThinkPaint has been certified by Green Wise and by the Coatings Research Group in Cleveland, Ohio. “The product meets or exceeds VOC requirements,” said Tepperman.”We can also make a version of ThinkPaint that is zero VOC.”
ThinkPaint is currently available by direct sales to end-users and facility managers. ThinkPaint is roller applied. It is 88 percent solids and has low odor. It is recommend the surface be sealed or primed and should be sanded smooth. It can be used with good quality dry erase markets and can be wiped down with isopropyl alcohol.